Agile Project Manager

New Balance•Boston, MA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Since 1906, New Balance has empowered people through sport and craftsmanship to create positive change in communities around the world. We innovate fearlessly, guided by our core values and driven by the belief that conventions were meant to be challenged. We foster a culture in which every associate feels welcomed and respected, where leaders and creatives are inspired to shape the world of tomorrow by taking bold action today. With an eye toward the future, New Balance is highly invested in ensuring we continually operate on the cutting edge of the industry. The Agile Project Manager (APM) role is vital to the ongoing guidance, management, and delivery of NB agile teams as contributing to the overall growth of our business. An APM should proactively identify / guide the team (with the team) to better practices and pursue relentless improvements. This role is also to coach and mentor team members, as well as assist with other programs where needed. You will foster an environment of teamwork and empowerment and accountability utilizing technical agile understanding and interpersonal skills to unleash the full potential of your teams. As a member of the PMO to participate, contribute, collaborate, and lead resolutions within the PMO organization.

Requirements

B.S. in a relevant technical field
5+ years in an Agile context - Agile Project Manager (APM), or Product Management.
Agile certifications required (scrum master, product owner, coach, facilitation, etc.)
Understanding of traditional/waterfall project management approach; PMP Certification or project management certifications a plus
Exposure to one or more relevant domain areas such as product, merchandising, retail, marketing, manufacturing, or supply/value chain preferred
Demonstrated influence without authority
Experience with Azure DevOps (ADO) tooling preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Digital Product, Engineering, Stakeholders and Business Owners to execute and effectively deliver on designated program / project / initiative within the agreed upon methodology (agile or traditional) - accountable for leading projects, delivering value incrementally, and adapting to changing circumstances.
Provide overall oversight and governance using designated tooling, and to do so with infusing agile mindset/culture.
As needed within an agile methodology, provide full Scrum Master duties for facilitating our NB IT best in class agile practices / agile ways of working.
Foster iterative process improvements and collaborative conversations.
Promote consistent estimating practices for predictability/planning and resulting agile performance metrics.
Participate and contribute to collaborative Agile Sync
Demonstrated competency, alignment, and in-depth functional knowledge / experience within the business organization being supported.
Ability to assess process maturity of PMO teams, propose and coach improvements.
In depth expertise of hybrid working methodologies (Agile - More traditional) and the related process, tooling, metrics, and artifacts.
Ability to contribute and collaborate to address enterprise needs within the PMO.
Ability to guide and execute cross-function / in line with broader / long range plans.
Partner with Product Managers, Product Owners, and Business Partners to manage all aspects from requirements definition to post-implementation support, using industry standards and best practices
Oversee existing Agile processes and coaches the team to mature their delivery
Lead daily scrum events among teams
Coordinate internal resources and work with third party vendors
Monitor and report progress of the project to IT management, proactively identifying any project risks or issues and escalating them when appropriate
Guide teams to find solutions that are effective and meet business needs